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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do snails lay their eggs, according to Vic?

2. What does Melinda say she would like to do to Vic in Part IV?

3. What do Vic and Melinda serve for dinner in Part III?

4. Why is Vic in town when he sees the person or people he confronts about the true nature of Carpenter's work in Part IV?

5. What does Melinda say was Carpenter's diagnosis of Vic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspires Brian's new poem?

2. In Part III, who tries to help Melinda prove Vic is a killer besides the private investigator?

3. Why does Don Wilson move out of town?

4. What does Vic really dislike about Cameron by late in Part IV?

5. What does Melinda tell Vic that Carpenter concluded about Vic?

6. Who does Vic realize is paying for the private investigator?

7. What does Cameron play that grates on Vic's nerves in Part IV?

8. What does Tony propose for dinner that makes Vic very angry?

9. How do the other partygoers react to the death inquiry of De Lisle?

10. What are both Vic and Melinda happy to hear about Trixie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Vic begin telling people he murdered McRae, and how does his decision to do so affect the course of the plot? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How do Vic and almost everybody in Little Wesley react to Melinda's accusations against him following De Lisle's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do the townspeople in Little Wesley react so badly to Havermal, and what does highsmith use Havermal to convey to the reader about the town? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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